The Remarkable Mrs Reibey

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: ABC Books AU
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2023
Edition: First Edition

Description: 354 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The extraordinary story of Mary Reibey - immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australias first female entrepreneur and the most powerful woman in colonial historyIn 1791, teenage runaway and sometime horse thief Mary Reibey narrowly escaped the English gallows with transportation to the brutal new penal colony at Sydney Cove.It was the beginning of a 60-plus year story of bravery and tenacity - within two decades Mary would overcome the stigma of her convict past to become the richest woman in colonial Australia.Finding love early on her arrival in the new colony, Mary went on to develop a family business which grew to include a fleet of merchant vessels. Widowed at just 33 and with seven children to support, Mary would oversee the growth of that business to an international trading empire and go on to expand what is now Sydneys thriving business district while helping to bankroll many of the colonys first public services.Shipping magnate, real estate mogul, working mum and philanthropist - this engaging and meticulously researched portrait by the acclaimed author of bestsellers such as Mrs Kelly , Banks , Banjo and Monash reveals a colourful character of remarkable determination and foresight who became one of Australias first heroes as a brutal, remote British outpost was transformed into one of the most prosperous places on earth.

ISBN: 9780733341502